Gradual Technology Development for Ethnic Groups

This chapter presents the application of the concept of gradual technology to improve and increase the productivity of a workshop for the manufacture of handcrafted furniture owned by a cooperative formed by members of the Guarijía ethnic group, located in San Bernardo, Alamos, Sonora. The production process of the rustic furniture called “stool” was systematized and equipment was designed taking into account basic ergonomic aspects. Production sub-processes of the workshop and equipment were improved, including machinery design, purchase of basic technology, adaptation of electric current, water, and air conditioning systems. The basic inputs for manufacturing the furniture, such as wood and cowhide, were studied to determine whether the production of the stool affected the environment. The operating personnel in charge of the cooperative were trained in the use of the equipment and in the visualization of the improved processes.

Evaluation of “Kampus Mengajar”: an effort to increase participation at the University of Merdeka Malang

“Kampus Mengajar” aimed to assist the process of teaching and learning at the elementary-junior high school level through technology adaptation, teaching numeracy and literacy, and administrative procedures. The deployment of students during the COVID-19 pandemic, which required learning to be conducted online, will significantly help the school, especially related to technology adaptation. However, this program was less attractive to students and lecturers at the University of Merdeka Malang; this was evident from the relatively small participation of students and lecturers at batch 1. In the initial observation, the “Kampus Mengajar” was less attractive because it did not follow the existing scientific competencies at the University of Merdeka Malang; thus, it was difficult to conduct a credit conversion process. This low participation affects the IKU ranking, where the University of Malang is in cluster 3 with 75.21. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the “Kampus Mengajar” as an effort to increase the participation of the University of Merdeka Malang academic community. This research was conducted using an exploratory survey research method. Data were obtained through questionnaires and FGDs. The results showed that the implementation of the Kampus Mengajar at the University of Merdeka Malang had been running through socialization at the central level to the study programs. There was an increase in participation in each batch, both lecturers and students.

Technology adaptation of teachers and students under the learning continuity plan: A case of one school in the Philippines.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted educational leaders to restructure the curriculum and modify the instructional set-up to accommodate remote learning of which using technology is the most viable solution to the existing problem. This study explores how teachers adapt and utilise technology-based teaching, and what makes students learn under blended learning modalities in Taytay Senior High School. Quantitatively, using the validated survey questionnaire anchored on the technology adaptation model and the adaptive learning environment model, this study revealed that teachers' age is the factor in all aspects of the model (performance and effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions). When comparing the adaptation levels of students and teachers, it showed that teachers were slightly higher than the students, and that there is a negligible correlation. The findings of this study will serve as baseline data for immediate actions for items that surfaced concerns as hindrance or factors that can hamper students’ academic performance. Keywords: Technology adaptation, online classes, remote learning, Senior High School, Philippines.

Appropriate technology adaptation to mitigate community transmission of SARS CoV2 virus in resourced challenged Bhutan and Bangladesh

The SARS CoV2 pandemic has a tremendous impact on both developed and developing countries. To mitigate against community transmission of SARS CoV2 in Southern Bhutan and Central Bangladesh, the development and application of appropriate technologies was undertaken. As an appropriate mitigation, hand washing station was constructed by a simple system. The system was operated using a foot pedal to limit cross contamination by direct hand contact, hand sanitizer utilization and disinfection application in Central Bangladesh. The study highlighted a local innovation in constrained environments to provide public health solutions for preventing the spread of SARS CoV2. The innovation and mitigation measures can be replicated in other resource challenged regions of the world as mitigations steps to limit community transmission of SARS CoV2.

Pelaksanaan Kampus Mengajar Angkatan 1 Program Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka di Sekolah Dasar

The teaching campus provides opportunities for students to hone their leadership and character and have a learning experience. The campus teaching program is expected to increase the effectiveness of the learning process in the emergency conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the campus teaching program, students have activities that are responsible for assisting learning activities, assisting technology adaptation, and assisting administration at the school where they are assigned. This study aimed to find out how the implementation of campus teaching at Muhammadiyah 1 Padas Elementary School. The research method uses descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. The data collected was then processed using qualitative data processing techniques from Miles & Huberman. The study results indicate that the implementation of the campus teaching program batch 1 in 2021 at Muhammadiyah 1 Padas Elementary School includes; First, teaching, which consists of face-to-face learning, home visits, and online learning. Second, technology adaptation by assisting teachers in making teaching media and teaching materials by the curriculum. Third, the administration is also carried out with students assisting teachers in preparing learning tools as administrative completeness. The implementation of the teaching campus can provide experience and empower students and have a positive impact on students in the COVID-19 situation.

Public Health Services and Technology Inclusion in Poverty Alleviation and People’s Economic Independence

This research studies the role of health services and technology adaptation in poverty alleviation and improving human resource performance as reflected in economic growth. This study uses secondary data from world banks and processed regression using the moving average autoregression method. We find that from the estimation results, health investment together with technology inclusion is positively related to economic growth. And, poverty is negatively related to economic growth. This indicates that human health services and technological inclusion in Indonesia are very important in maintaining the productivity of the Indonesian people which is reflected in the economic growth in Indonesia and is very important in reducing poverty.